Word Origin & History

inordinate late 14c., from L. inordinatus "unordered," from in- "not" + ordinatus, pp. of ordinare "to set in order" (see order). Sense of "immoderate, excessive" is from notion of "not kept within orderly limits."

Example Sentences for inordinately

It is almost as if he wished to rid himself of others; and he is inordinately proud of his own activity.

Then he explained his invention, of which he was inordinately proud.

Colonel Lewis wore no wig and was smoking a pipe, of which he was inordinately fond.

He was not inordinately agnostic, or in the way of becoming so.

Food was inordinately dear, because a high tariff had been imposed on imports.

Do you know, my Gabrielle, I have discovered that Leonora is inordinately selfish?

She was, however, inordinately happy; at the sight of the picture of woe on his face all her trust in him returned.

His father said he was a fool, and was inordinately fond of him nevertheless.

All of these reptiles have exceedingly long tails, though not so inordinately long as in the Lacertid of the genus Tachydromus.